Allotriophagy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  allotriophagy \al`lo*tri*oph"a*gy\
     ([a^]l`l[-o]*tr[i^]*[o^]f"[.a]*j[y^]), n. [Gr. 'allo`trios
     strange + fagei^n to eat: cf. F. allotriophagie.] (Med.)
     A depraved appetite; a desire for strange or nonnutritious
     food, such as clay or starch. Called also {pica}. --AS
     [1913 Webster]